JoAnne was born and raised in Illinois. Moved to Arizona in 1979. JoAnne has worked as an accounts recievable clerk at Valley Lutheran Hospital and worked as a payroll and billing clerk at a construction company until coming to ASU in 1998 where she started at the Sun Card office. JoAnne worked at ASU Health Center starting as a Office Specialist making doctors appointments and working up to Supervisor and then into HR. Currently working in The Sanford School as the Dept. HR Specialist.